W Bali – Seminyak has appointed Norberto Valdez Palacios as the hotel’s new culinary director.

“Norberto is more than ready to amplify his culinary experiences to lead the team at W Bali, with the hotel’s well-known outlets such as Fire restaurant, Starfish Bloo and their Sunday Brunch to Woobar Bali and other B&F [beverage and food] outlets in the property,” said W Bali – Seminyak in a statement.

The Argentinian-born Norberto finished his culinary training in the Instituto Argentino de Gastronomia, before he finally received his Culinary Art Degree in Professional Gastronomy from Ecole Le Notre Argentine in December 2000.

Starting his professional career right after he had graduated, Norberto cooked as a chef de partie, chef instructor and finally took his first executive chef position in 2006.

 He also has experience as an external chef consultant in one of Mexico’s well-known beach clubs, helping the pre-opening culinary team to set up their two restaurants.

In 2019, Norberto finally joined the W family as executive chef at W Maldives, successfully leading a multicultural team of highly skilled food professional for three of its restaurants, Steak House, International All-day dining and a seafood restaurant.

Within his W Maldives career, he was also involved in several special events with well-known international chefs, such as the Island Take Over with Mark LaBrooy, the chef and owner of Three Blue Ducks, a famous group restaurant located in W Brisbane.

Outside of the hotel, Norberto is passionate about gardening and outdoor activities.

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